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Pyrethrins
General Information
- Beyond Pesticides Synthetic Pyrethroids ChemWatch Factsheet
- Pyrethrins product names
- Chemical Class:Pyrethrin insecticide
- Uses: pre-harvest and postharvest uses on many agricultural crops; livestock animals and premises; commercial and industrial facilities and storage areas where raw and processed food/feed commodities are stored or processed; wide area mosquito abatement use in areas which include aquatic areas; and residential settings. Targets many different types of insects and arthropods including ants, worms, beetles, mites, flies, gnats, spiders, weevils, caterpillars, grubs, moths, ticks, lice, wasps, aphids, midges etc.
- Alternatives:Agriculture and livestock treatments, Mosquitoes
- Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic
Health Effects
- EPA Acute Toxicity Class: III (slightly toxic)
- Cancer: Likely (16)
- Endocrine Disruption: Not documented
- Reproductive Effects: Not documented
- Neurotoxicity: Not documented
- Kidney/ Liver Damage:Not documented
- Sensitizer/ Irritant: Yes (4)
- Birth/ Developmental Defects: Not documented
Environmental Effects
- Detected in Groundwater: Not documented
- Detected in Streams: Not documented
- Potential Leacher: Not documented
- Toxic to Birds: Not documented
- Toxic to Fish/ Aquatic Organisms: Yes (8)
- Toxic to Bees: Not documented
- Toxic to Mammals: Not documented
- Long-Range Transport: Not documented
Additional Information
- Regulatory Information:
- EPA Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) signed (6/2006)
- Beyond Pesticides' Pyrethrins RED comments.
- Supporting information:
- Asthma, Children and Pesticides (Beyond Pesticides)
- NCAP Pyrethrins Factsheet (Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides)
- Extoxnet Pyrethrins Factsheet (Extension Toxicology Network)
- PAN Pesticides Database:Pyrethrins (Pesticide Action Network)
- Scorecard Pyrethrins Factsheet (The Pollution Information Site)
- Key Studies:
- Acute Illnesses Associated With Pesticide Exposure at Schools, Alarcon, W. et. al. 2005. Journal of the American Medical Association. 294 (4):455-465
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